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Financial report summary
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- Our businesses are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations, including certain laws and regulations unique to the industries in which our businesses operate, that may subject them to government investigations and significant monetary penalties, remediation expenses and compliance-related burdens that may result in them changing the manner in which they operate, which may be materially adverse to several aspects of our performance.
- Progressive Leasing serves subprime consumers. Its lease-to-own business model poses inherent risks that may have a material and adverse effect on our results, financial condition, and prospects.
- Inflation, elevated interest rates for extended periods, and other adverse macroeconomic conditions may adversely affect consumer confidence and demand for the products and services offered by our Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four businesses.
- Our customers' inability to make the payments they owe our Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four businesses due to inflation, elevated interest rates for extended periods and other adverse macroeconomic conditions may unfavorably impact our overall financial performance.
- In an uncertain macroeconomic environment, our proprietary algorithms and decisioning tools used in approving Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four customers may no longer be indicative of their ability to perform, which in turn may limit the ability of our Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four businesses to manage risk, avoid lease and loan charge-offs and may result in insufficient reserves to cover actual losses.
- A large percentage of Progressive Leasing's revenue is concentrated with several key POS partners, and the loss of any of these POS partner relationships would materially and adversely affect several aspects of our performance.
- If Progressive Leasing is unable to attract additional POS partners and retain and grow its relationships with its existing POS partners, several aspects of our performance would be materially and adversely affected.
- If Progressive Leasing is unable to attract new consumers and retain and grow its relationships with its existing customers, several aspects of our performance would be materially and adversely affected.
- Although Vive and Four serve subprime and near-prime consumers, their business models differ significantly from Progressive Leasing's lease-to-own business, which means each of these businesses have different risk profiles.
- The ability of the Company, Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four to protect confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information, including the confidential information of their customers, may be adversely affected by cyber-attacks or similar disruptions, which may result in significant costs, litigation and reputational damage or otherwise have a material adverse impact on several aspects of our performance.
- Our cost reduction initiatives may not be adequate or may have unintended consequences that could be disruptive to our businesses.
- Our capital allocation strategy and financial policies, including our current stock repurchase and dividend programs, as well as any potential debt repurchase program may not be effective at enhancing shareholder value, or providing other benefits we expect.
- The loss of the services of our key executives or our inability to attract and retain key talent, particularly with respect to our information technology function, may have a material adverse impact on our operations.
- Our businesses operate in highly and increasingly competitive industries, and their inability to compete successfully would materially and adversely affect several aspects of our performance.
- If Progressive Leasing fails to maintain a consistently high level of customer satisfaction and trust in its brand, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.
- The transactions offered to consumers by our Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four businesses may be negatively characterized by federal, state and local government officials, consumer advocacy groups and the media, and if those negative characterizations become increasingly accepted by consumers and/or others with whom we do business, several aspects of our performance may be materially and adversely affected.
- Our business continuity and disaster recovery plans may not be sufficient to prevent losses in the event we experience a significant disruption in, or errors in, service on Progressive Leasing's, Vive's or Four's platforms.
- Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four rely extensively on models in managing many aspects of their businesses, and if those models are not accurate or are misinterpreted, such errors may have a material adverse effect on several aspects of our performance.
- Real or perceived software errors, failures, bugs, defects, or outages may adversely affect Progressive Leasing, Vive and/or Four and have a material and adverse effect on several aspects of our performance.
- If Progressive Leasing fails to comply with the FTC settlement, it may be subject to additional injunctive and monetary remedies and be required to change its business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business. In addition, other regulatory authorities and third parties may make allegations similar to those alleged by the FTC, which may result in costly legal fees and lead to monetary settlements, fines, penalties, and/or injunctions that may adversely impact Progressive Leasing's business operations and financial results.
- Interruptions, inventory shortages and other factors affecting the supply chains of our retail partners may have a material and adverse effect on several aspects of our performance.
- While Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four take precautions to prevent consumer identity fraud, it is possible that identity fraud may still occur or has occurred, which may adversely affect the performance of Progressive Leasing's, Vive's and Four's lease and loan portfolios.
- The geographic concentration of Progressive Leasing's POS partners may magnify the impact of conditions in a particular region, including economic downturns and other occurrences.
- Progressive Leasing's and Vive's results depend on prominent presentation, integration, and support of their products and services by their POS partners.
- If we fail to promote, protect, and maintain our Progressive Leasing, Vive, and Four brands in a cost-effective manner, they may lose market share and several aspects of our performance may be materially and adversely affected.
- Progressive Leasing, Vive and Four may improve their products and services in ways that forego short-term gains.
- We may pursue acquisitions or strategic investments, or make significant investments to enhance certain enterprise-wide information management systems and technologies, and the failure of these initiatives to produce the anticipated results may have a material adverse impact on several aspects of our performance.
- We are subject to sales, income and other taxes, which can be difficult and complex to calculate due to the nature of our businesses. A failure to correctly calculate and pay such taxes, or an unfavorable outcome on uncertain tax positions we may record from time to time, may result in substantial tax liabilities and a material adverse effect on several aspects of our performance.
- Our ability to utilize certain types of contractual provisions designed to limit costly litigation, including class actions, may not be enforceable.
- Employee misconduct or misconduct by third parties acting on our behalf may harm us by subjecting us to monetary loss, significant legal liability, regulatory scrutiny and reputational harm.
- We may be unable to sufficiently obtain, maintain, protect, or enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary rights.
- We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of their intellectual property or other proprietary rights.
- Some aspects of Progressive Leasing's, Vive's and Four's platforms include open source software, and their use of open source software may negatively affect several aspects of our performance.
- Progressive Leasing's and Vive's results are somewhat seasonal, which causes our results to fluctuate.
- Vive's and Four's allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to cover losses on outstanding loans.
- We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.
- Despite our current level of indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This may further exacerbate the risks to our financial condition described above.
- The terms of the Revolving Facility and the indenture that governs the Senior Notes may restrict our current and future business plans and strategies, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
- Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which may cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.
- In connection with the Spin-Off, The Aaron's Company agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities, and we agreed to indemnify The Aaron's Company for certain liabilities. If we are required to make payments to The Aaron's Company under these indemnities, our financial results may be negatively impacted. The Aaron's Company indemnity may not be sufficient to hold us harmless from the full amount of liabilities for which Aaron's will be allocated responsibility, and The Aaron's Company may not be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future.
- If the Spin-Off, together with certain related transactions, does not qualify as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our Company or our shareholders may be subject to significant tax liabilities.
- Potential liabilities in connection with the Spin-Off may arise under fraudulent conveyance and transfer laws and legal capital requirements.
- Our stock price is volatile, and you may not be able to recover your investment if our stock price declines.
- Our risk management processes and procedures may not be effective in mitigating our risks.
- If securities or industry analysts publish research that is unfavorable about our business, our stock price and trading volume may decline.
- Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.
- We are a holding company and are dependent on the operations and funds of our subsidiaries.
Management Discussion
- The decrease in Progressive Leasing revenues was primarily the result of having a smaller lease portfolio at the beginning of and throughout 2023, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The decrease was also a result of a decline in Progressive Leasing's GMV for the year ended 2023, as compared to 2022, resulting from decreased customer demand for many of the products offered by our POS partners and tightened lease decisioning beginning in mid-2022.The decline in revenues was partially offset by improved customer payment activity in 2023, as compared to 2022. Vive revenues declined due to a 19.4% decrease in GMV as compared to 2022, resulting in a smaller loan portfolio throughout 2023. The increase to Other revenue was primarily driven by a 67.2% increase in Four's GMV as compared to the same period in 2022.